PXE JumpStart

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Contents 1 Overview 2 Install DHCP Server 3 Configure DHCP Server 4 Configure DHCP Client 5 Configure JumpStart Client

Overview

In this example, I use a Solaris 10 SPARC JumpStart server to build Sun Fire X4600 clients. This example assumes that the JumpStart server is already configured for TFTP, and that the Solaris 10 x86 media has been copied to the JumpStart server.

Install DHCP Server

Make sure the following packages are installed on the JumpStart server:

• SUNWdhcsr BOOTP/DHCP Server Services, (Root)
• SUNWdhcsu BOOTP/DHCP Server Services, (Usr)

If you want to use a GUI to administer the DHCP server, install the following optional package:

• SUNWdhcm DHCP Manager

Configure DHCP Server

• Configure the DHCP server to store its files in /var/dhcp.

# dhcpconfig -D -r SUNWfiles -p /var/dhcp
Created DHCP configuration file.
Created dhcptab.
Added "Locale" macro to dhcptab.
Added server macro to dhcptab - mrdmmns001.
DHCP server started.

• Configure the DHCP server to serve the appropriate network(s).

# pntadm -C 10.205.0.0

• Add the PXE client macros for i86pc to the DHCP configuration.

# dhtadm -A -s SrootOpt -d 'Vendor=SUNW.i86pc,1,ASCII,1,0'
# dhtadm -A -s SrootIP4 -d 'Vendor=SUNW.i86pc,2,IP,1,1'
# dhtadm -A -s SrootNM -d 'Vendor=SUNW.i86pc,3,ASCII,1,0'
# dhtadm -A -s SrootPTH -d 'Vendor=SUNW.i86pc,4,ASCII,1,0'
# dhtadm -A -s SswapIP4 -d 'Vendor=SUNW.i86pc,5,IP,1,0'
# dhtadm -A -s SswapPTH -d 'Vendor=SUNW.i86pc,6,ASCII,1,0'
# dhtadm -A -s SbootFIL -d 'Vendor=SUNW.i86pc,7,ASCII,1,0'
# dhtadm -A -s Stz -d 'Vendor=SUNW.i86pc,8,ASCII,1,0'
# dhtadm -A -s SbootRS -d 'Vendor=SUNW.i86pc,9,NUMBER,2,1'
# dhtadm -A -s SinstIP4 -d 'Vendor=SUNW.i86pc,10,IP,1,1'
# dhtadm -A -s SinstNM -d 'Vendor=SUNW.i86pc,11,ASCII,1,0'
# dhtadm -A -s SinstPTH -d 'Vendor=SUNW.i86pc,12,ASCII,1,0'
# dhtadm -A -s SsysidCF -d 'Vendor=SUNW.i86pc,13,ASCII,1,0'
# dhtadm -A -s SjumpsCF -d 'Vendor=SUNW.i86pc,14,ASCII,1,0'
# dhtadm -A -s Sterm -d 'Vendor=SUNW.i86pc,15,ASCII,1,0'
# dhtadm -A -s SbootURI -d 'Vendor=SUNW.i86pc,16,ASCII,1,0'

Configure DHCP Client

• Configure the DHCP client mrpmmds011 with MAC address 0:14:4f:45:91:e to be permanently assigned 10.205.0.62 by the DHCP server.

# pntadm -A 10.205.0.62 -c mrpmmds011 -f PERMANENT -i 0100144F45910E -m 10.205.0.0 10.205.0.0

-A IP address of client
-c hostname of client
-f PERMANENT (static) or DYNAMIC IP
-i MAC address (precede with 01, must use capital letters)
-m macro (10.205.0.0) and subnet (10.205.0.0)

Configure JumpStart Client

1. ./add_install_client -d -e 0:14:4f:46:24:b6 -s mrdmmns001:/export/install/OS/Solaris_10_2006-11_ia/ -b "console=ttya" -c mrdmmns001:/export/install -p mrdmmns001:/export/install/Sysidcfg/Solaris_10/mrds/ i86pc

If not already configured, enable PXE boot by creating a macro named 0100144F4624B6 with:

 Boot server IP (BootSrvA) : 10.205.0.30
 Boot file      (BootFile) : 0100144F4624B6

bash-3.00# ./add_install_client -d -e 0:14:4f:78:b7:14 -s mrdmmns001:/export/install/OS/Solaris_10_2006-11_ia/ -b "console=ttya" -c mrdmmns001:/export/install -p mrdmmns001:/export/install/Sysidcfg/Solaris_10/mrds/ i86pc

If not already configured, enable PXE boot by creating a macro named 0100144F78B714 with:

 Boot server IP (BootSrvA) : 10.205.0.30
 Boot file      (BootFile) : 0100144F78B714

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